Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Texas moves forward with ban on abortion after 20 weeks
The Republican-dominated Texas Legislature cut off debate and passed tough abortion restrictions early Monday over the objections of nearly 800 demonstrators who packed halls of the Capitol. Published June 24, 2013
Idaho company aims at Islamic terrorists with pork-filled bullets
An Idaho company has developed a new type of bullet that's intended to take out Islamic terrorists and prevent their entrance to heaven — pork-laced. Published June 24, 2013
Twinkies to return: Snack back on July 15
After a contentious union battle that left the company bankrupt, Hostess is putting its Twinkies snack cake back on store shelves. Published June 24, 2013
Journalist Michael Hastings’ last email: The FBI’s investigating me
Michael Hastings, the journalist best known for the article that led to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's resignation, sent, in the hours before his fiery car crash, a panicky email that the FBI was investigating him. Published June 24, 2013
Bashar Assad in puppet form: ‘Diaries of a Little Dictator’ makes waves in Mideast
A Syrian artistic group has been making waves across the Mideast with an Internet puppet show poking fun at both sides of the country's conflict. Published June 24, 2013
George Zimmerman’s trial set to start; opening statements expected
It's been months, but the trial of George Zimmerman — the Florida neighborhood watcher facing second-degree murder charges for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — is set to kick off Monday. Published June 24, 2013
Police take down Taliban flag and flagpole as peace talks with U.S. hover
Police in Qatar have taken down a Taliban flag and flagpole as a means of resurrecting peace talks that were supposed to go forth with U.S. heads last week. Published June 24, 2013
Transgender boy, 6, wins right to use girls’ bathroom
A 6-year-old transgender boy in Colorado just won a legal right to use the girls' bathroom in school. Published June 24, 2013
Pakistan’s P.M. Nawaz Sharif: Pervez Musharraf should face treason charge
Pakistan's newest prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, said former dictator Pervez Musharraf should face treason charges in court for violating the country's constitution twice. Published June 24, 2013
Illinois mayor leaves Bloomberg’s anti-gun group, citing agenda
An Illinois mayor said he's dropped his membership with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group started by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, because its title doesn't match its agenda. It's too anti-Second Amendment, he said. Published June 24, 2013
Nik Wallenda, tightrope walker, after crossing Ariz. gorge: ‘Thank you, Lord’
"Praise God — this is awesome." Those were the words of tightrope walker Nik Wallenda as he successfully complete his quarter-mile, unharnessed journey near the Grand Canyon, 1,500 hundred feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge. Published June 24, 2013
U.S. executive says he’s being held hostage in Beijing
A U.S. executive said on Monday that workers at his factory in Beijing have held him hostage for the past four days, demanding better severance pay. Published June 24, 2013
India building collapses, killing 10, trapping dozens
Emergency responders on Friday were still sifting through the debris of a three-story building that collapsed just outside Mumbai, looking for survivors and retrieving bodies. Published June 21, 2013
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger snags a star: Actor Robert Duvall drops by trial
Truth is stranger the fiction. Academy Award-winning actor and director Robert Duvall — who counts among his film credits "The Godfather" and "The Godfather: Part II," as the Corleone family's lawyer — stopped by the Boston courtroom on Friday where James "Whitey" Bulger is being tried for racketeering. Published June 21, 2013
Tuberculosis outbreak hits elite Virginia county, prompting tests for 430
Fairfax County, Va., health officials are scrambling to get on top of a tuberculosis outbreak that hit an area school on Thursday, when three tested positive for the bacteria. Published June 21, 2013
British girl scout group removes ‘God’ from oath
Britain's equivalent of America's Girl Scouts — called Girl Guides and Brownies – took out the "God" from their 103-year-old oath. Published June 21, 2013
Now it’s the official start of summer: Man falls off Martha’s Vineyard ferry
The U.S. Coast Guard sent rescuers by sea and by air, ordering out at least two patrol boats and diverting a HH060 Jayhawk helicopter from the Air Station Cape Cod, in a frenzied attempt to find a 19-year-old who fell off a Martha's Vineyard ferry ride Thursday night. Published June 21, 2013
James Gandolfini’s last meal: Fried food fest, 8 alcoholic drinks
Hollywood icon James Gandolfini's last meal, in a hotel room in Italy, was a fried-food filled affair topped by eight alcoholic drinks, a hospital official said on Thursday. Published June 21, 2013
U.S. soldiers set to deploy to Egypt at a tense time
A group of U.S. soldiers are rocked and ready to deploy to Egypt for a 9-month peacekeeping mission aimed at curbing riots. Published June 21, 2013
25,000 bumblebees turn up dead in Oregon parking lot
Oregon agricultural officials are investigating the death of an estimated 25,000 bumblebees at a Portland-area shopping mall. Published June 21, 2013
